Rail-chair.



K. DOMBELEK.

RAIL CHAIR. APPLICATION FILED NOV.12, 1918. 1,108,069. Patented Aug. 18, 1914.

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'' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

KLEMENS DOMBELEK, OF NEXV CASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, KLnMENs DOMBELEK, a subject of the Emperor ofAustria-Hungary, residing atRigby, New Castle, in the county of Lawrence and State of Pennsyl- Vania, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Chairs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. This invention relates tograil chairs, and has for its object to provide a device of such class, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, fornot only supporting the meeting ends of a pair of rails, but for also connecting the said ends together at the same time allowing for the necessary contraction and expansion of the rails.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a rail chair, which is simple in its construction and arrangement, readily positioned, efiicient in its use, strong, durable 1 and inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically de-.

' scribed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings, wherein like referencecharacters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail chair in accordance with this invention, showing the adaptation thereof in connection with a pair of rails, Fig. 2 is an end view, Fig. 3 is an inverted plan, Fig. & is a cross section, Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of one of the chair sections, Fig. 6 is an inverted perspectiveof one of the chair sections, Fig. 7 is a view of one endof a rail showing one of the base flanges provided with a notch.

,Referring tothe drawings in detail, 8 and 9 denote a pair of rails and each of said rails in proximity toeach end has one of its base flanges provided with a notch 10 for a purpose to be presently referred to.

The rail chair is formed from two interlocking sections, one section being designated by the reference character 10 and the other section by the reference character 11. The bottom of the section 10 is indicated by Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 18, 1914:.

Application filed November 12, 1913. Serial No. 890,618.

the reference character 12 and at one end formed with a longitudinally extending tongue13, and at its other end with a lateral. angle-shaped extension 14, the latter providing a pocket 15. The bottom of the section 11 is indicated at16 and has one end provided with a longitudinally extending tongue 17 which, when the sections 10 and 11 are mounted in operative position "extends into the pocket 15. The other endof the bottom 16 of the section 11 is provided with a lateral angle-shaped extension 18, which provides a pocket 19 for the tongue 13. The inner longitudinal edge of each of the bottoms 12, 16 extends at an inclination as indicated at 20. The tongue 13 is of reater width than the tongue 17, and which tongue sungly fits the walls of its pockets. Formed integral with the bottom 12 is an inwardly extending member 21, and formed integral with the bottom 16 is an inwardlyextending member 22. The members 21 and 22 overlap the base flanges 23 of the rails 8, 9, the latter being provided with.

notches 23. The members 21, 22, in connection with the bottoms 12, 16, provide pock-.

ets 2% for the base flanges 23, and the inner wall of the pocket 24 in the section 10 is provided with a pair of integral spaced rounded lugs 25, which extend into the notches 23 of the rails S, 9, thereby preventing longitudinal movement of said rails. The lugs 25 snugly fit the notches 23.

To prevent lateral movement of the chair, the latter may be of a length to be secured to only one tie or of a length to be secured to a pair of ties, the section 10 is notched as at 26, and the section 11 notched as at 27 and through the notches 26, 27, are adapted to extend. spikes or other devices for fixedly securing the chair to a tie or a pair of ties.

WVhen setting up the chair in position, the section 11 is mounted upon the base of the rails S, 9, after which the section 11 is slid upon the rails and interlock with the section 10.

hat I claim is A rail chair formed of a pair of sections having a body portion and inwardly extending members forming a pocket for the reception of the base flange of a rail, the said sections at the bottom portions being provided with a longitudinally extending tongue and a pocket, the latter being adapted for the reception of the tongue of the other section, the tongue of one section. so that the same are connected together by being of greater width than the ilOllgl'lO of said section other section, said bottoms ebiiitting and In testnnony whereof I aiiix my signature with the abutting edges thereof extending in the presence of two Witnesses,

an incl nation, one oi seld sections being KLENIENS DOIVIBELEIL iornled with a P2111 oi spaced rounded lugs disposed below its respective inwardly extending member and being adapted to projeet into the base flanges oi a pair of rails Witnesses A. ii. LASKY, STAN lSLAW ADAMORYK.

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Washington, D. C. 

